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PAST Q-IMMERSION

2018 – Joseph (Q. 12)

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Q-Immersion 2018 provided attendees the opportunity to spend a weekend at St. John’s college, Oxford, learning, thinking and developing their reflections on Surah Joseph (Q.12). An exposition of the whole Surah was presented on the first day which ended with a formal dinner at Sommerville college. On the second day, groups of attendees undertook facilitated workshops analysing one of three academic articles.

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SUMMARY OF SURA JOSEPH

The Qur’anic story of Joseph peace be upon him is unique in that his story is presented as a continuous uninterrupted chronological narrative in only one Sura (Q. 12) of the Qur’an. The following is very brief overview of the Sura.

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London Subjects
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SURA JOSEPH

An exposition of the whole sura was presented on the first day taking place in the lecture theatre.

By the end of the day, students were able to appreciate the basic structure of the sura, the main themes and how the narrative develops.

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MENU

Thai style meat balls, cucumber spring onion salad, thai curry gel and coriander cress

(V) Char grilled halloumi with a 5 seed super salad

Lemon and rosemary stuffed breast of lamb, parsnip puree, roasted potatoes and carrots

(V) Rosemary, chilli garlic sweet potato and squash tarte tatin, maple baked pecans with green beans and mint

Chocolate and orange tart with orange sorbet

Tea, coffee and Somerville chocolates

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WORKSHOPS

Students were broken into groups to study the following academic articles:

  1. MAS Abdel Haleem, “The Story of Joseph in the Qur’an and the Bible,” in Understanding the Qur’an: Themes and Style
  2. Mustanir Mir, “Irony in the Qur’an: A Study of the Story of Joseph,” in Literary Structures of Religious Meaning in the Qur’an
  3. Raymond Farrin, Structure and Qur’anic Interpretation: A study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam’s Holy Text
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Q-READ

Closing off QI 2018 with Q-Read and a collective Qur’an khatam.

In Q-Read, all participants read in silence a portion of the Qur’an remembering God and loved ones.

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Q-CLUB:
We are excited to continue with Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at Waterstones in Central London. The upcoming Q-Club dates for Term 3 are listed on the website. Click on Q-Club for more details.
LONDON ACADEMY:
Starts 04.04.25: The term 3 timetable is now on the website. Click on London Academy for full course details and to register.
KIDS ACADEMY:
Registration for term 3, beginning on 26th April  2025, at Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register.
Q-CONNECT:
The next session is on  16 April 2025. It will cover Suras al-Qadr (Q. 97) and al-Bayyina (Q. 98). Registration for the online Zoom course is open.
Welcome:
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Q-CLUB:
We are excited to continue with Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at Waterstones in Central London. The upcoming Q-Club dates for Term 3 are listed on the website. Click on Q-Club for more details.
LONDON ACADEMY:
Starts 04.04.25: The term 3 timetable is now on the website. Click on London Academy for full course details and to register.
KIDS ACADEMY:
Registration for term 3, beginning on 26th April  2025, at Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register.
Q-CONNECT:
The next session is on  16 April 2025. It will cover Suras al-Qadr (Q. 97) and al-Bayyina (Q. 98). Registration for the online Zoom course is open.
Welcome:
Click on latest to see our latest announcements and follow us on social media.
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Q-CLUB:
We are excited to continue with Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at Waterstones in Central London. The upcoming Q-Club dates for Term 3 are listed on the website. Click on Q-Club for more details.
LONDON ACADEMY:
Starts 04.04.25: The term 3 timetable is now on the website. Click on London Academy for full course details and to register.
KIDS ACADEMY:
Registration for term 3, beginning on 26th April  2025, at Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register.
Q-CONNECT:
The next session is on  16 April 2025. It will cover Suras al-Qadr (Q. 97) and al-Bayyina (Q. 98). Registration for the online Zoom course is open.
Welcome:
Click on latest to see our latest announcements and follow us on social media.
Q-CLUB:
We are excited to continue with Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at Waterstones in Central London. The upcoming Q-Club dates for Term 3 are listed on the website. Click on Q-Club for more details.
LONDON ACADEMY:
Starts 04.04.25: The term 3 timetable is now on the website. Click on London Academy for full course details and to register.
KIDS ACADEMY:
Registration for term 3, beginning on 26th April  2025, at Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register.
Q-CONNECT:
The next session is on  16 April 2025. It will cover Suras al-Qadr (Q. 97) and al-Bayyina (Q. 98). Registration for the online Zoom course is open.
Welcome:
Click on latest to see our latest announcements and follow us on social media.
CalenderREGISTER
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